The Political Chase

I’m back and looking for contributors

(Update: Contributor means authors, bloggers, etc. Money is ok too, but for this post the context is different. I thought I should clarify that to keep some readers from immediately dismissing the post.)

It’s been quite some time since I published a post. To begin with, the server failure was catastrophic. That within itself is a long story, and is still in recovery mode, however, the basics have been resolved. Other overwhelming tasks, priorities, etc. have been a real problem. The bottom line is I need more resources at TPC.

The server crash was just the beginning of several unexpected and extraordinary circumstances that were impediments to posting. In summary, the common denominator has been available time. Yes, everyone has to juggle priorities, but in certain cases there are issues we must deal with but have no real control over the priority. A primary example for me is the management of my father’s estate. You can’t tell the courts to take a back seat – they set the agenda.

Regardless of what personal circumstances one may face, blogging is no different than publishing a newspaper. If content is not published regularly, readers go elsewhere and they do so quickly. A solo-blogger, such as me, is especially vulnerable. I can muster up technical resources to address the behind-the-scenes tasks, if by no other means than resorting to the phone book. But contributors are an entirely different situation, and one I have a mandate to address.

I will follow up with more information on adding contributors soon, but I want to get the word out now that I’m looking for additional contributors. If you would like to be a contributor to TPC – part-time, full-time, anytime – please let me know.

Finally, there a few posts I have written but just not published yet. Given the lag time, I thought it was more important to explain the “downtime” first, rather than simply have long intervals between a few posts. I will turn those posts on shortly, however, they will reflect the actual dates posted and thereby precede this post.